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No. 751,455. PATBNTED FEB. 9, 1904.

J. BULLOCK. DUMPING WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1903. NO MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented February 9, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BULLOCK, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

DUMPING-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 751,455, dated February9, 1904.

Application filed June 19, 1903. Serial No. 162,215. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN BoLLocK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wilmington,

county of Newcastle, and State of Delaware, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Dumping-Wagons, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in coal-wagonswhlch is so constructed and provided with such mechanism as to allow thebody of the wagon to be raised and tilted either forward or backward,the

' coal to be discharged from the side of the body raised to its highestpoint and slightly tilted toward the rear; Fig. 2, a side elevationwithout the running-gear, showing thebody in a tilted position fordischarging the coal in the forward compartment; Fig. 3, a transversesection of the body, taken on the line 1 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4:, alongitudinal section of the central portion ofthe body; Fig. 5, a detailplan view of one of the discharge-doors; Fig. 6, a section taken on theline 3 a of Fig. 5; Fig. 7, a longitudinal section through the center ofthe oscillating chute; Fig. 8, an end view of the same.

Referring to the Figs. 1 and 2, A represents the frame of the wagonshown and described in Letters Patent No. 635,402. I and F arelifting-bars. H is the body. G is a I rod extending through the ends ofthe lifting-bars and the sides of thebody and acts as a pivot, uponwhich the body H is supported. Q is a bar placed on each side of thewagon and secured to the body at its upper end by means of the pins R.At its lower end it is secured to a strap T by means of the pin S. Thestrap T is so constructed that it will slide on the bar X; and byplacing a pin in the hole U it can be held in any position desired. Thepurpose of the bars Q is to hold the body in its normal position whileit is being elevated by means of the lifting-bars I and F. At each endof the frame are placed shafts e and e, which have chains a and aattached to them. On the ends of these shafts are placed ratchetwheelsI) and b, which are engaged by pawls d and 61', secured to the frame.The other ends of'the chains are secured to the body by means of thebolts y and y, and it will be seen that by winding up the chain a on theshaft e by means of a crank 0,, attached to one end of the shaft, and bydisengaging the pawls d at the other end of the wagon it will cause thewagon to take an incline position, as shown in Fig. 2. By the sameoperation on the other end the body may be placed in an oppositeposition from that shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, m is a board or partition in the center ofthe body for the purpose of dividing it into two compartments. I

a and a are doors arranged at each side of the partition m for thepurpose of normally closing the discharge-openings a and a upon eachside of the partition. These doors are secured to rods or shafts p and19 which are free to revolve in the bearings m and m and have secured totheir ends levers Z and Z whereby the doors may be manipulated so as toopen or close the discharge-openings. 0 and 0 are pins placed in theframe to hold the door in position when closed. Underneath the doors aand a is placed an oscillating chute i, which is secured to the body bymeans of the toggle n and the supports f and 9. An ordinarygravity-chute can be attached to the oscillating chute by means of thelugs h". It will thus be seen that by opening either one or the other,or both, of the doors a and a? the material will be discharged into theoscillating chute c', which by the construction shown will alwaysincline in the direction of the gravitychute, thus permitting thematerial tobe discharged from either side, as may be desired. It isunderstood that this improvement will not interfere with dumping fromthe rear, as

shown and described in Letters Patent No. 635,420.

The great advantage in this improved dumping-wagon is that the wagon maybe driven up close to the curb, so that the body will lie paralleltherewith, and the material may be discharged from the side of the wagonby first tilting the wagon in one direction, so that the forwardcompartment is discharged, and then reversing the body, so that therearward compartment is discharged. Thus with a very slight addition awagon may be provided which may be discharged from the side withoutinterfering with the same discharging from the rear in the ordinarymanner.

Of course it is understood that the partitions m slide in grooves in theside, so as to be removed when desired.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction hereshown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis 1. In a dumping-wagon, a body, aframe and rounded gear, means forelevating the body above the frame, means for tilting the body eitherforward or rearward while in the elevated position, an opening formedthrough the floor of the body in the center thereof, a door for openingor closing said opening, an oscillating chute arranged below the body soas to receive any material falling through the opening, a chute designedto be attached to either end of the oscillating chute, as and for thepurpose specified.

' 2. In adumping-wagon, a body, aframe and rounded gear, means forraising the body above the frame, said means being pivotally connectedto the center of the body, chains attached to the forward and rearwardends of the body, means carried by the frame of the wagon for winding upthe chains so as to draw down either end of the body and cause the sameto tilt either forward or backward, a removable partition arranged inthe center of the body dividing the same into a forward and backcompartment, the floor'of the body being provided with an opening'uponeach side of the partition, doors adapted to open or close saidopenings, a chute arranged below the openings and extending laterally ofthe body, said chute being pivoted at the center so as to tilt towardeither side of the wagon, as and for the purpose specified.

3. In adumping-wagon, a body, a frame and rounded gear, means forlifting the body above the frame, said means being pivotally connectedto the central portion of the body so that said body is balancedthereon, chains connected to the forward end of the body, chainsconnected to the rearward end of the body, shafts extending laterallythrough the frame to which the other ends of the chains are connected,cranks secured to the shafts for turning the same, a ratchet-and-pawlmechanism for preventing retrograde movement of the shafts, a removablepartition arranged within the center of the body dividing the same in aforward and rearward compartment, the floor of the body being providedwith an opening upon each side of the partition, doors for opening orclosing said openings, a chute arranged below the opening and below thefloor of the body, said chute extending laterally of the body, a togglepivoted at one end to the body upon a lateral pivot, the other end ofthe toggle being pivoted to the center of the chute upon a longitudinalpivot so as to allow the chute to tilt in two directions, lugs securedto either end of the chute whereby ordinary chutes may be attached, asand for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. 1

JOHN BULLOCK.

Witnesses:

GEo. H. HoLLIs, J. GRAY.

